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Battle of Wenden (1626)
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Battle of Wenden (also known as Battle of Kieś) was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on December 3, 1626 at Wenden (Cēsis, Kiesia) in present-day Latvia. Swedish forces were led by Gustav Horn and Hans Wrangel. Lithuanian forces were led by Aleksander Gosiewski. The Swedes won the battle.
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Battle of Wenden | |||||||
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Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
1,900 (infantry) 1,780 (cavalry) 4 artillery guns[1] | 1,500 (mainly cavalry)[1] | ||||||
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unknown, but relatively small |
400 killed[2] 40 captured[1] |
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